The royalties for photo, illustrations, and vector content sold on Adobe Stock equals 33% of the amount paid by the buyer. The price depends on subscription plan and content type. We also license content through custom agreements not reflected in the table below. A minimum guarantee applies to make sure that contributors are always fairly compensated, whatever the price. For video, the royalty is 35% of the purchase price.
Adobe calculates the royalties in ‘credits’ for which the following conversion is used:
1 credit = 1 USD = 1 EUR = 0.75 GBP = 4 PLN = 7,10 SEK = 150 JPY = 1,100 KRW.
The royalty details in the tables below are shown in US dollars, for other currencies, please refer to above conversions.
Content submitted to Adobe Stock is also available for sale on Fotolia. Pricing and terms are different on each site. Find details on the royalty structure for Fotolia in the table below and on the Fotolia site.
Content Type |
License Method |
Buyer's Terms |
Price per Unit |
Resulting Royalty |
Photos, Illustrations, Vectors |
3 standard assets per month | Monthly plan: $29.99 |
$9.99 |
$3.30 |
| Small Subscription: 10 images per month |
Monthly plan: $49.99 |
$4.99 |
$1.65 |
|
Annual plan: $29.99 |
$2.99 |
$0.99 |
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| Medium Subscription: 40 images per month |
Monthly plan: $99.99 |
$2.50 |
$0.82 |
|
Annual plan: $79.99 |
$2.00 |
$0.66 |
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| Large Subscription: 350 to 750 downloads per month |
Annual or Monthly: $169.99-$249.99 | $0.27-0.57 | Minimum payment* | |
| Credit packs | 5 pack-500 pack | $7.99-$9.99 | $3.30 | |
Extended License Images |
On demand |
Single Unit purchase |
$79.99 |
$26.40 |
HD Video |
On demand or Credit pack |
Single Unit purchase |
$79.99 |
$28.00 |
4K Video |
On demand or Credit pack |
Single Unit purchase |
$199.00 |
$69.65 |
| Rank | Minimum payout beginning September 24, 2018 |
Previous minimum payout | % increase per download |
| White (<99 downloads) | $0.33 | $0.25 | 32% |
| Bronze (100-999 downloads) | $0.33 | $0.27 | 22% |
| Silver (1000-9999 downloads) | $0.36 | $0.29 | 24% |
| Gold (10,000- 24,999 downloads) | $0.38 | $0.31 | 23% |
| Emerald (25,000 to 99,999 downloads) | $0.38 | $0.33 | 15% |
| Sapphire (100,000-249,999 downloads) | $0.38 | $0.35 | 9% |
| Ruby (250,000 to 999,000 downloads) | $0.38 | $0.37 | 3% |
Fotolia sells content based on a credit system. Assets can be purchased on demand and via subscription packs. Most images cost 1-12 credits, depending on the size of the image.
Royalty rates are based on contributors ranks. The higher the rank, the higher the contributor's percentage.
Rank |
Based on Number of Downloads |
Royalty Percentage |
Example Royalty on Medium Image for 6 credits** |
White |
< 99 |
20% |
$1.20 |
Bronze |
100 - 999 |
23% |
$1.38 |
Silver |
1,000 - 9,999 |
25% |
$1.50 |
Gold |
10,000 - 24,999 |
31% |
$1.86 |
Emerald |
25,000 - 99,999 |
37% |
$2.22 |
Sapphire |
100,000 - 249,999 |
40% |
$2.40 |
Ruby |
250,000 - 999,999 |
43% |
$2.58 |
Diamond |
> 1,000,000 |
46% |
$2.76 |
**Fotolia offers image from XS-XXL, prices depend on image size.
Payout can vary by country depending on actual price in local currency
Rank |
Royalty Percentage |
Royalty for Small Video (30 Credits) |
Royalty for Medium Video (45 Credits) |
Royalty for HD 1080 (75 Credits) |
White |
30% |
$9.00 |
$13.50 |
$22.50 |
Bronze |
32% |
$9.60 |
$14.40 |
$24.00 |
Silver |
34% |
$10.20 |
$15.30 |
$25.50 |
Gold |
36% |
$10.80 |
$16.20 |
$27.00 |
Emerald |
37% |
$11.10 |
$16.65 |
$27.75 |
Sapphire |
40% |
$12.00 |
$18.00 |
$30.00 |
Ruby |
42% |
$12.60 |
$18.90 |
$31.50 |
Diamond |
44% |
$13.20 |
$19.80 |
$33.00 |
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